Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Sept 28, 2004 - Jan 30, 2005

"Eileen, the truly luscious, honey-voiced Jennifer Hope Wills...When this Eileen sings, 'mmmm...I'm a little bit in love,' with the relaxed contentment of a cat in mid-stretch, it's unlikely that anyone in the audience doesn't feel the same about Ms.Wills."
Ben Brantley - The New York Times

"And talking of pure joy I come to the new cast of those Ohio girls trying to make it in Greenwich Village of 1935. Both Shields and Wills are smashing. These two are not replacements, they are renewals." "In her way almost as effective as the protective Shields is the extrovert Wills' lovely - and also well sung - sketch of the blonde cutie."
Clive Barnes - New York Post

"The adorable Jennifer Hope Wills plays her [Shields'] younger sister Eileen with just the right note of innocence. She sings "It's Love" radiantly."
Howard Kissell - Daily News

"Jennifer Hope Wills is a terrific Eileen, as youthful and beautiful as the show requires, and singing in a more appropriate and luscious manner."
Matthew Murray - Talkin' Broadway

"Eileen attracts men with a smile and a song. Jennifer Hope Wills has the young woman's sweetness down pat."
Mike Kuchwara - Associated Press

"Jennifer Hope Wills is warm and winsome, her sweet soprano a neat match for a wholesome girl entirely uncalculating in her irresistibleness to men."
David Rooney - Variety

"The production is fortunate to have the stunning Jennifer Hope Wills in the role of Eileen. Wills is not only a gorgeous blonde, she's also a seductively natural actress and her bright soprano buoys Shields in their duets."
Barbara & Scott Siegel - Theatremania

"Jennifer Hope Wills' delicately sexy Eileen and gorgeous soprano set off Brooke's husky-voice and skyscraper height to perfection."
Elyse Sommer - CurtainUp

"Now there's another big plus to the new reincarnation of this show that I didn't even know about. The producers hired a new sister Eileen by the name of Jennifer Hope Wills who is a drop dead gorgeous blonde which is exactly the traits called for in this show. She does a great job with 'Why Oh Why Ohio' and 'My Darlin' Eileen' and just turned me on with one of my favorites 'A Little Bit in Love'.
David F. Richardson - WOR Radio